Ans Hekkenberg gives TedX talk on diversity in science

CWI Communication Manager Ans Hekkenberg gave a TEDx talk titled ‘Diversity – A Requisite for Excellent Science’. In her talk, Hekkenberg advocates for a greater diversity in science and she details why excellent science is essential for facing future challenges.

The talk took place at TEDxVenlo, an event using the TED conference format but independently organized by the local community. The thema of TEDxVenlo 2017 was ‘Get Unreal’. Hekkenberg’s talk can be viewed online:

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CWI is the national research institute for mathematics and computer science in the Netherlands and is an institute of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)